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1967 Shelby 427 Cobra, CSX3295. Photos courtesy of Mecum Auctions. Carroll Shelby’s 427 Cobra is the stuff enthusiast dreams are made of. Iconic in both appearance and sound, many of us have dreamed of owning such a magnificent beast, issuing false reassurances, to ourselves and perhaps our significant others, that Read more
No gas shortage in these two photos that Terry Koenig’s father took in August of 1958 and that The Old Motor recently published. Rather, the reason for the lines was the exact opposite: The Flying A station in eastern Honolulu had just opened and had plenty of gas to sell Read more
So why be coy about the hot rodding potential of a car like this 1964 Plymouth Savoy for sale on Hemmings.com? It is a likely candidate for a Hemi or Max Wedge clone (as the seller points out), it’s no longer original, nobody controls the ultimate fate of it – Read more
The Walter P. Chrysler Museum. Image courtesy FCA. In December 2012, the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Michigan, closed its doors to the public after losing nearly $1.5 million in the preceding two years. Since then, the museum has been open to the public only on special occasions, Read more
Subaru’s first production boxer engine, the EA-52. Photos courtesy of Subaru. Subaru was not the first automaker to adopt a horizontally opposed “boxer” four-cylinder engine for its automobiles, but it has been, for the last 50 years, one of the most successful. From the EA-52, a 977cc four introduced in Read more
This time around, we’ve dug up another gem from our own Sibley shop. Powered by four D-cell batteries, this hand-held inspection tool was used by savvy garage owners to demonstrate to customers that a particular item was past its useful service life. We’ve omitted the brand and the tool’s name, Read more
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News Chevrolet’s lineup was very exciting for 1960, and buyers were paying attention, to the tune of more than 1.6 million cars built that year. Their standard models toned down some of the wilder styling cues of 1959, and introduced others Read more
Two recent photos on Vintage Las Vegas not only show Fremont Street at night – not unusual in itself, given how spectacular Glitter Gulch looked once the sun went down – but show it almost exactly 10 years apart. Above, we see the original Las Vegas downtown in August 1954 Read more
In an alternate universe, Chevrolet’s air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair might have evolved into a world class sports car that remained in production for five decades. In this universe, though, the Ford Mustang, public opinion spurred on by Ralph Nader, and (to a lesser degree) the Chevrolet Corvette all conspired against the Read more
1934 Ford Model 40 DeLuxe roadster. Photos courtesy Auctions America. When it comes to vehicles selling in an auction’s top-10, a Ford Model 40 generally isn’t the first model that comes to mind. While some restored examples have reached impressive heights (like the freshly restored black Model 40 DeLuxe roadster Read more